Here is the first part of our interview with Dr Parwinder Kaur who is a Research Associate at the Centre for Plant Genetics and Breeding - The University of Western Australia. Dr Parwinder is working with a team of researchers across various disciplines developing methodologies to enable breeders to identify environmentally friendly subterranean clover and discover the genes controlling this trait in this species. She is working on some other plant species as well that can help improve planning for future molecular and conventional breeding. In this conversation with Preetinder Grewal, Parwinder talks about her work and the careers & challenges faced in the field of scientific research

India is the second biggest exporter of beef in the owrld and fifth largest consumer. Now Narendra Modi's government has pushed to ban the killing of cows in India as promised in by him in 2014 elections. Breaking this law will invite penalties of upto 10,000 rupees and 5 years jail time. It will also affect the employment and business of thousands of people across the country. Here is Shamshe Kainth bringing you some more information on this latest development.

The United Nations has estimated that 230 million children reside in conflict zones around the world. In most cases, they're innocent victims of the violence going on around them. But U-N officials say they're also disturbed by the number of children who continue to be drawn into conflicts as fighters.